The effects of Yoga on chronic pain


 When German researchers studied the effects of Yoga on chronic neck pain they found that yoga reduced pain scores by more than half compared to other self-care exercise programs. And UCLA researchers studied young women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and about half of those who took part in a six-week Yoga program reported improvements in measures of pain as well as in anxiety and depression.

Source: http://www.yogajournal.com/health/2638

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